Despite all the technological advances, strange as it may seem, we still depend on a piece of cardboard called SIM to be able to use our phones one hundred percent. One of the advantages of these cards is that we can store our contacts there. In this article we will tell you how to transfer contacts from the SIM to an iPhone if you come from Android or similar, as well as the reverse way in which you can transfer the contacts from the iPhone to the SIM card.
Contacts from SIM to iPhone
Once you have the SIM card inserted and operational in the iPhone, it is very easy to import the contacts. You just have to go to Settings> Contacts and click on the last option that says “Import contacts from the SIM”. Once you do, you will be asked where you want to save it:
- iCloud : option that will allow you to access these contacts from any device where you have signed in with your Apple ID. You can also view it from a non-Apple computer if you access the iCloud website from your browser.
- Gmail : the contacts are saved in your Google account, being saved and linked to this service every time you need them.
- iPhone : if you only want to store your contacts on the phone, you must check this option.
Once you have done this you will be able to see the contacts in the respective iOS application. In fact, you can order them in the way you prefer from the same settings path shown above, being able to choose to sort it by surname, first name or other combinations.
Storage of new contacts
Every time you add a new contact to the iPhone, it will only be saved in one account, but which one? There are three options again: iCloud, Gmail, and iPhone. You can go to Settings> Contacts and in “Default account “ choose the account you want. It should be noted that the way to add contacts on iOS can be diverse, finding you with options to add contacts when you receive them through a messaging service or through an app or website that shows a phone number or email from Contact.
The normal way to add contacts is very simple and does not vary with respect to the classic methods to add contacts. One way is by dialing the phone in the app of the same name and clicking on “Add number”. If you have received or made a call to a number that you do not have stored, you should go to the recent calls tab, click on the “i” icon to obtain more information and at that point you can create a new contact or add it to one you already have. created.
These are the options that can be added to each contact:
- Photo.
- Name.
- Surnames.
- Business.
- Mobile.
- Other phones.
- Ringtone.
- SMS tone.
- Address.
- Birthday.
- Another date.
- Related name.
- Social profile.
- Contact in instant messaging services.
- Notes.
- Other fields (title, phonetic name, first name pronunciation, middle name, phonetic middle name, middle name pronunciation, bachelor’s name, suffix, alias, title, department, phonetic company name).
Back up contacts
The contacts of an iPhone are one of the elements that can be synchronized with iCloud from Settings> your name> iCloud and activating the “Contacts” tab. The fact that it is synchronized with this service allows data to be kept safe even without making a backup, very useful if you have to configure an iPhone as if it were a new phone and add your own Apple ID to it. If you do not have this box checked or you want to make a copy of the iPhone, you should know that this data is also included. In any case, we recommend you take a look at the article in which we tell you how to make a complete backup of the iPhone.
Unable to transfer contacts from iPhone to SIM
We do not know what is the reason that drives Apple to not allow this option natively, but the truth is that the iPhone does not have the capacity to store contacts directly on the SIM card of a phone. If you want to change from an iPhone to another Android device, you may need to transfer your contacts through Google as we previously showed and once on this device you may already be able to transfer them to the SIM card. If you are going to switch from an Apple phone to another of the brand it will not be necessary, since with iCloud it would be more than enough to keep your contacts.
